Weight Verification Now in Warehouse Control System
Released on: April 18, 2008, 11:04 am
Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler
Industry: Software
Press Release Summary: Weight Verification Now in Warehouse Control System
Press Release Body: QC Software is the leading provider of Tier 1 warehouse control systems to the warehousing and distribution industries. Since 1996, QC Software, utilizing state of the art technology combined with extensive research, development, and rigorous testing, has developed the QC Enterprise suite of products. Designed to be modular in nature, easily configurable, and platform independent, this highly scalable solution satisfies the needs of any size warehouse.
Rich Hite, President of QC Software, (www.qcsoftware.com) suggests, "QC Enterprise Warehouse Control System new version, 5.1, provides Weight Verification which is critical for automatic order verification. An SKU Master file on the WCS (warehouse control system) maintains the expected weight of every item. After the order is picked, the system calculates the expected weight of each carton based on the items that were picked. This verification process occurs when the carton is conveyed over an inline scale and measures the actual weight. It then compares this against the calculated weight in the WCS. Typically this occurs just prior to the quality control and/or package auditing sections of the warehouse. If the actual weight of the carton is not within a user-defined tolerance of the expected weight, the carton is routed to quality control for auditing."
The most important aspects of WCS for major distributors include dependability, modular functionality, configurable flexibility, and reliability. WCS is more dependable because.it uses standardized modules that are field proven, versus customized software. Many of the WCS modules have been running for over more than six years.
Hite goes on to say, "WCS modular functionality is important because additional functionality can be added as required. The system can grow as the customers need to grow. You don't lose your initial investment when new functionality is needed."
If a large company wants to know the cost to install at multiple sites as well as the stability, financial status and size of the WCS company, it is quickly addressed by establishing referrals and a strong industry reputation. Depending on the organization's objectives, source code availability may also be a concern. The cost of doing nothing may be most expensive.
WCS reliability is not a 'buzz word', it provides a specific benefit according to Hite, "When a WCS goes down, the lost man hours, late shipments and cost to the warehouse, can be tremendous - add diminished customer satisfaction, and it can literally cost the client significantly more money. The WCS market has grown because it has taken on the traditional 'transactional' processes that the warehouse management system (WMS) historically provided, such as order fulfillment, shipping and localized inventory control."
Other new features of Version 5.1 of QC Software's Warehouse Control System include:
. Notification Manager
. Scanner Log
. Event Manager
. Consecutive "No Read" Detection
. Java 1.6
. Enhanced GUI
. FLEX Screens and FLEX Reports
. Barcode Routing
. Security Updates
QC Software, Inc. www.qcsoftware.com Jerry List JerryList@qcsoftware.com (513) 469-1424
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